Metaphors We Live by by Mark Johnson, George Lakoff

Metaphors We Live by

Mark Johnson, George Lakoff

276 pages first pub 1980 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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The now-classic Metaphors We Live By changed our understanding of metaphor and its role in language and the mind. Metaphor, the authors explain, is a fundamental mechanism of mind, one that allows us to use what we know about our physical and soci...

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